gelee

See also: Gelee, gelée, and gélée

English

Etymology 1

From the French gelée.

Alternative forms

gelée

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.

Translations

any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes

Finnish: hyytelö (fi), hyydyke
German: Gelee (de) n

Turkish: jöle (tr), pelte (tr)

Etymology 2

From the Yoruba word gele for a woman's headwrap.

Alternative forms

gele

Noun

gelee (plural gelees)

A traditional form of West African headwrap worn by women.

Middle English

Noun

gelee

Alternative form of gele

Old French

Noun

gelee f (oblique plural gelees, nominative singular gelee, nominative plural gelees)

cold spell; period of coldness

Descendants

→ Middle English: gele, jelyf, gelly, gelye, gelle, gelee, gely
- English: jelly
- Scots: jeely
French: gelée

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